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An Unexpected Journey

Michael Apollo Lira

Mar 22
6 min

An Unexpected Journey

Some of the biggest opportunities in life sometimes present themselves unexpectedly. And you may not always recognize these unexpected happenstances as opportunity at the time that they present themselves. But things have a funny way of happening in life, and if you try to keep an open mind to new and exciting adventures, you could just find yourself living what you once thought to only be a dream. This particular opportunity interrupted a nap, some number of years back. I

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"I'm so sad. You've changed."

Michael Apollo Lira

Mar 15
3 min

"I'm so sad. You've changed."

"I'm so sad. You've changed." -an ex, some years back. I think one of the worst ways you could insult a person is to tell them that they haven't changed over a period of time. Life shapes and molds us, hopefully for the better as we learn and grow. If anything, "you've changed" were exactly the words I needed to hear. I hope she has changed and grown. I recently re-watched The Lord of the Rings trilogy. I remember first watching it long ago in theaters when it first came

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Sacrifice

Michael Apollo Lira

Feb 25
4 min

Sacrifice

Sacrifice. That's a word that can mean so many things, to so many people. When I think about the word, I envision something along the lines of a block of blood-hued clay. Why blood hued clay? A sacrifice always costs something, and it has to be something that means something to a life. I think in the more traditional sense, religious sacrifices were made with blood. But there are other things that constitute "pillars" to pull from when one sacrifices. Time is a precious c

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The time I accidentally fed soap to some coworkers

Michael Apollo Lira

Jan 27
5 min

The time I accidentally fed soap to some coworkers

One time at work I accidentally tricked coworkers into eating soap. :( In retrospect, I can actually see exactly how this was a terrible idea. Hindsight is 20/20, as they like to say. Maybe it was because I was working night shifts at the time, and I just wasn't on my A-game? I'd like to think that over a decade in nursing experience has given some form of critical thinking skills, regardless of the hour that I happen to be awake. Though that was a big part of why I decide

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The difference between diligence and insanity

Michael Apollo Lira

Jan 20
3 min

The difference between diligence and insanity

This one has been bugging me. People like to say that the definition of insanity lies within the act(s) of doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results. We hear that definition over and over again, expecting different results too, I suppose. Now, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I'd like to turn your attention to Exhibit B. Please take note of the word "Diligent". The expert witnesses at Dictionary.com indicate that its definition involves the p

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Your quest for The Holy Grail.

Michael Apollo Lira

Jan 5
6 min

Your quest for The Holy Grail.

"Tell me what to do" "How do I get into voice acting?" It's an innocent enough question to ask, and you see it ALL. THE. TIME. People ask questions like these daily in various forums and platforms where voiceover artists convene and discuss, and they ask with the best of intentions. I think they hold a pretty simple expectation on how the answers are going to go: Well, you just do x, y, and z, and there you have it! You're in a booth with Troy Baker having a blast voicing

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Honest Advertising: Paris Hilton vs. Whammyburger

Michael Apollo Lira

Nov 30, 2020
3 min

Honest Advertising: Paris Hilton vs. Whammyburger

#Honesty in advertising. Whew. If only the world was that simple. So I have a confession for you all: I've been 30 years old for a good number of years now, and in all 30-something of those 30 years, I've never eaten anything from Carl's Jr. ...until just the other day. If you asked me what I knew of Carl's Jr, this would be about the only thing I could tell you: I know what you're thinking: That burger looked huge next to her face! I thought the same thing, too. Maybe that's

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It's the most wonderful time of the year - to stay away from strangers.

Michael Apollo Lira

Nov 21, 2020
4 min

It's the most wonderful time of the year - to stay away from strangers.

Stranger danger! You want to talk about a phrase having a whole new meaning in 2020 - there you have it. Once upon a time, I worked at WalMart. Not only that, but I worked at a WalMart located in North Idaho. If you like the great outdoors and nice scenery, North Idaho could be a place you like. Some celebrities have even bought beautiful homes out there to quietly escape to when they need beauty, peace, and solace. But this is not that story. I wasn't a wealthy, private

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Fantasy Sports (and nursing?) Leagues, COVID College Towns, and Tough Love

Michael Apollo Lira

Nov 16, 2020
5 min

Fantasy Sports (and nursing?) Leagues, COVID College Towns, and Tough Love

I'm terrible with general #sports knowledge. I couldn't tell you what teams are having a strong season, and I might even screw up a team's name with the wrong sport entirely. I even grew up in a college town that had absolute zeal for its home team (#GOCOUGS!), despite no real consistency in its ability to win a game of football (as far as I know). Which was actually kind of cool - because I could be across the country and if I see the good old #WSU Cougar logo on a person,

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"I do voices" and other fun faux pax things to say

Michael Apollo Lira

Nov 7, 2020
4 min

"I do voices" and other fun faux pax things to say

"I do voices!" "My friends say I have a great voice and should get into voiceover!" "I do a really good Solid Snake impression - check it out: METAL GEEAARRRR" David Hayter: if you're reading this, I'M SO SORRY. I love your work in Metal Gear Solid and the X-Men movies were fantastic. I keep trying to send you a (NON-POISONED) fruit basket for the holidays but your manager has blocked about fourteen different phone numbers I've used to try to contact you. (Ahem) If any of th

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Well here goes nothing.

Michael Apollo Lira

Oct 1, 2020
2 min

Well here goes nothing.

Blogging. I'm about to show my age here. Last time I had anything remotely similar to a blog, I had a MySpace page. Not only that, but I was convinced that MySpace would beat out FaceBook in the social media wars of yore. I mean after all, you could blog, right? Since then, I've been wrong about many, many other things! But being wrong is not the worst thing in the world. Being wrong and a jerk or an idiot - now you've got yourself an all-American situation on your ha

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